Southern Fried Wings with Chipotle Aioli and Honey Drizzle

Southern Fried Wings with Chipotle Aioli and Honey Drizzle - some of the most indulgently delicious wings you'll ever try. This is great homecoming that meets a touch of gourmet in some pretty irresistible wings!

Course
Appetizer, Dinner, Party Food

Cuisine
North American

Prep Time20minutes

Cook Time10minutes

Total Time30minutes

Servings3lbs wings

AuthorBarry C. Parsons

Ingredients

3lbschicken wings

honey for drizzling

canola oil for frying

For the Chipotle Aioli

1cupplain mayo

1head roasted garlic

1/2tspchipotle powder

1to 2 Tbsp lemon juice

pinch salt and pepper to season

For the flour and spice dredge

2cupsflour

½tspcayenne pepper

2tspsalt

1tspfreshly ground black pepper

1tspdry thyme

1tbsppowdered ginger

1tbsponion powder

1tspgarlic powder

1½tspsalt

Instructions

To prepare the chipotle aioli

Remove the roasted garlic cloves from the skins and mash them into a smooth paste with a fork

Add the garlic to the remaining ingredients and stir well to combine thoroughly.

To prepare the wings

Fill deep fryer with canola oil and preheat to 350 degrees F.

Wash, trim excess skin and fat and cut the wings into pieces, discarding the tips.

Mix together all of the ingredients in the flour dredge.

Dredge the wings in the flour mixture, pressing it on well to get good contact.

Drop the wings into the preheated fryer.

Fry for about 8-10 minutes or little longer for larger wings, until a medium golden brown.

Drain on a wire rack placed on a cookie sheet. Hold in a 175 degree oven if making more than one batch.

Drizzle the platter of wings with honey and serve with the aioli for dipping.

Recipe Notes

Note: To roast a head of garlic, cut a little off the top of the head (1/4 inch or so) to reveal the cloves inside. Place the garlic head on a square of aluminum foil, sprinkle on a little salt and pepper to season and then drizzle with a teaspoon of olive oil. Bring all sides of the aluminum foil together and twist to seal the garlic head inside. Roast in a 350 degree F oven for about 45 minutes. Squeeze the garlic cloves out of their skins and mash with a fork until a smooth paste forms.